A user-friendly IDE to help you create Ren’Py visual novels, built with Visual Basic .NET.
RenPy-IDE is a graphical program that helps you make games using Ren'Py, a popular engine for visual novels and interactive stories, without having to write code by hand. With helpful visual tools for editing images, positioning them on the screen, and organizing your game scenes, RenPy-IDE aims to make game creation accessible to everyone—even if you have never programmed before!
This project is still under active development. Feedback and contributions are welcome!
- Bird's Eye View: Get an organised list of your project to easily edit your story scripts and images.
- Image Tools: Import and manipulate images for your backgrounds, characters, and UI.
- Edit Scenes: Edit scenes without having to remember or know co-ordinates. View your scene and click a location to automatically use the selected co-ordinates and import them into your game code. (In-development)
- Code Exerpts: Use code exerpts to add blocks of code common to Ren'Py games, like clickable sections, drag-and-drop or story beats. (In-development)
- Templates: Use pre-made templates to easily and quickly create parts of your game.
- Open Source: Anyone can contribute and help the software grow, free for everyone forever!
- Find the latest version: Go to the Releases page.
- Download the program: Click on the file with
.exein the name (Windows only). - Save the file: Choose a place on your computer that you can easily find, like your Desktop or Downloads folder.
- As Ren'Py IDE comes in a single executable, there is no need to install. Run "Ren'Py IDE.exe" and start creating!
- Opening a Ren'Py project: Click "Open project" and choose the folder where your project is located.
- Adding Images: Use the image manager to import backgrounds, characters, and other assets.
- Editing Scenes: Drag and drop images onto the scene editor to arrange your story visually.
- Writing Story: Use the script editor to add dialog and choices for your game.
Tip: You don’t need to write any code unless you want to. The visual tools handle the technical parts for you!
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Questions or Problems?
- Visit the Issues page to ask questions, report bugs, or suggest features.
- You do not need to be an expert with GitHub. Just click "New Issue" and describe your question or problem in your own words.
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Feedback:
- Your feedback helps make RenPy-IDE better for everyone. Please share your thoughts—even if you're not sure if it's a "bug"!
RenPy-IDE is free software, released under the GNU General Public License v3.0.
- This project is early in development, and all help is welcome! If you have ideas, find problems, or want to help with documentation, programming, or testing, please open an issue or pull request.
- You can build Ren'Py IDE using Visual Studio 2017 with .NET Desktop Development installed.
- Built using Visual Basic .NET.
- Inspired by the Ren'Py community and all those who want simpler tools to create stories.
Happy creating!